Objective:Use and/or modify your problem solving tool tool to complete practice problems using the SAS and SSS theorems.
Guiding Questions: 1. What must you calculate to prove similarity using the SSS theorem? 2. What must you calculate to prove similarity using the SAS theorem? 3. What must you calculate to solve for an unknown side value?
Guiding Questions:
1. What must you calculate to prove similarity using the SSS theorem?
2. What must you calculate to prove similarity using the SAS theorem?
3. What must you calculate to solve for an unknown side value?
Basic Example
Example Using Basic Excel Formulas
Basic Resources
Entering basic equations (written tutorial)
Entering basic equations (screencast video tutorial)
Advance Example
Example Using Excel Solver Video
Advance Resources
How to Add the Solver Tool to Excel - If you want to use the Solver function of Excel, make sure you read this three step tutorial first.
How to use IF/Then Statements - You can use these to make Excel tell you if two triangles similar.
Rubric
Grading Rubric